Patents by Inventor Jon G. Elerath

Jon G. Elerath has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for reliability analysis of disk drive failures
    Patent number: 7136768
    Abstract: A method and system for performing reliability analysis of disk drive failure mechanisms is provided. The information for performing the analysis is obtained in accordance with the invention from a database generated from identification information stored about individual drives, and drive families, that are deployed in the field. An error database stores error codes that are issued by a disk drive upon a particular event. These error codes are reported to a storage system administrator and recorded in the error database. The disk drive information and the error codes are mapped, and error codes are translated into failure mechanisms for a particular drive family. An analysis is performed whereby a hazard rate plot is provided for either all failure indicators or selected failure indicators or subpopulations for a particular drive family over a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep Shah, Jon G. Elerath